Background
Ralph Cockayne Assheton was born on 13 September 1860. His father was Ralph Assheton (1830-1907), who served as Member of Parliament for Clitheroe from 1868 to 1880, and his mother, Emily Augusta Feilden (1834-1916).
Ralph Cockayne Assheton was born on 13 September 1860. His father was Ralph Assheton (1830-1907), who served as Member of Parliament for Clitheroe from 1868 to 1880, and his mother, Emily Augusta Feilden (1834-1916).
Eton College.
He attended Eton College, a boarding school in Eton, Berkshire, and graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge. He also served as Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire. He then served as Alderman of Lancashire from 1902 to 1949.
Moreover, he served as High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1919.
He became 1st Baronet Assheton, of Downham on 4 September 1945. Personal life
They had four children:
Dorothy Winifred Assheton (1899-1972).
Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe (1901-1984). Mary Monica Assheton (1903-1982).
Eleanor Assheton (1907-2000).
They resided at Downham Hall in Downham, Lancashire, where he was Lord of the manor. He died on 21 September 1955.
He served as a member of the Lancashire County Council in 1892, as well as Justice of the Peace for the West Riding of Yorkshire and Lancashire.